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Votes are counted at RDS count centre in Dublin (Niall Carson/PA)
UK

Projection that Sinn Fein will be in next Government ‘has been ‘shattered’

Counting in the local government elections is well under way.
8 Jun 2024
The process to fully count the votes will take days (Brian Lawless/PA)
UK

Vote counting under way in Irish local elections

Voters cast ballots in three elections on Friday.
8 Jun 2024
Election warehouse manager Michael Leonard among ballot boxes in Dublin (PA)
UK

Vote counting in local election to get under way later

The ballot papers for the local government elections will be sorted and counted first.
8 Jun 2024
Polls have closed in the three elections (PA)
Politics

Polling stations close after Irish vote in three elections

Counting in the council elections is due to start on Saturday.
7 Jun 2024
A man looks at the ballot papers before casting his vote (Niall Carson/PA)
Politics

Final hours of voting in three landmark elections in Ireland

Ireland is electing new councillors, MEPs and some voters will also be directing electing a mayor.
7 Jun 2024
Early voters wait for the polling station to open so they can cast their votes in the local and European elections at Scoil Mhichil Naofa in Athy Co Kildare. Picture date: Friday June 7, 2024.
Politics

Voting under way in Ireland in three landmark elections

Irish voters will elect almost 1,000 councillors, 14 MEPs and a mayor for the southwestern county of Limerick.
7 Jun 2024
Polling station signs (Brian Lawless/PA)
UK

Migration, climate and farming factor in to Ireland’s European elections

Ireland will vote to elect 14 representatives to the European Parliament on Friday.
6 Jun 2024
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Business News

McDonald’s loses case over Big Mac trademark

The European Court of Justice upheld a complaint from Galway-based Supermac’s

5 Jun 2024
One dog was put down by gardai and several others were seized (Brian Lawless/PA)
UK

Community ‘horrified’ after woman killed in dog attack in Co Limerick

The dog involved in the incident in Ballyneety was put down and several others were seized.
5 Jun 2024
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UK

Tents cleared from Dublin canal as migrants offered State shelter

The operation to dismantle the tents pitched in a cramped space along the Grand Canal began shortly after 7am on Thursday.

30 May 2024
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World

Operation to move migrants from Grand Canal encampment underway

Male asylum seekers who have been sleeping in tents on the canal banks are being transferred from the site on buses

30 May 2024
Palestinians look at the destruction after an Israeli strike where displaced people were staying in Rafah (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)
Politics

Sanctions against Israel not ‘off the table’, Irish premier says

Israel has continued operations in Rafah after the International Court of Justice ordered Israel to halt its offensive there.
27 May 2024
Tanaiste Micheal Martin criticised Israeli officials (Brian Lawless/PA)
Politics

Irish ambassador subjected to ‘unacceptable’ treatment by Israel, Martin says

During a reprimand, Sonya McGuinness was shown footage of Hamas that Israel claimed was filmed on October 7.
24 May 2024
Simon Harris has said Israel is misrepresenting Ireland’s views (Damien Storan/PA)
Politics

Harris: Israel is misrepresenting the views of the Irish people on Palestine

Ireland announced on Wednesday its recognition of the state of Palestine in a joint move with Norway and Spain.
23 May 2024
Sinn Fein’s leader in Northern Ireland Michelle O’Neill (Liam McBurney/PA)
Politics

Parties in Northern Ireland welcome General Election

Party leaders took aim at the Conservatives and focused on the UK Government’s Legacy Act as well as funding levels supplied to Northern Ireland.
22 May 2024
Taoiseach Simon Harris and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez (Brian Lawless/PA)
Politics

Ireland expected to recognise Palestinian statehood

Irish and Spanish officials have been in discussions with other European countries about making a joint recognition of the state of Palestine.
22 May 2024
Taoiseach Simon Harris (Brian Lawless/PA)
Politics

Ireland expected to advance recognition of Palestine on Wednesday

Irish and Spanish officials have been in discussions with other European countries about making a joint recognition of the state of Palestine.
21 May 2024
Taoiseach Simon Harris and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Dublin (Brian Lawless/PA)
Politics

Ireland edges towards recognising Palestine despite Israel’s warning

Irish and Spanish officials have been in discussions with other European countries about making a joint recognition.
21 May 2024
President of Ireland Michael D Higgins (centre) during a wreath-laying ceremony at the Memorial to the victims of the Dublin and Monaghan bombings (Oliver McVeigh/PA)
UK

Higgins lays wreath to mark 50th anniversary of bombing of Dublin and Monaghan

No-one has ever been convicted over the bombings, but the loyalist Ulster Volunteer Force admitted responsibility in 1993.
17 May 2024
President of Ireland Michael D Higgins (Brian Lawless/PA)
UK

Dublin-Monaghan bombing campaigners ‘deserve the truth’, Irish president says

A ceremony marking is taking place in Dublin to mark the 50th anniversary of the attacks on May 17 1974.
17 May 2024
Taoiseach Simon Harris is in discussions with other European leaders about making a joint declaration of Palestinian statehood (Brian Lawless/PA)
Politics

Harris expresses ‘deep concern’ to Israeli president

Taoiseach Simon Harris spoke by phone with President Isaac Herzog on Friday.
17 May 2024